RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversee digital innovation initiatives; Implement and guide best practices within the digital solutions and innovation frameworks; Lead cross-functional teams; Responsible for policy development related to digital transformation and solutions; Perform trend analysis on incidents and outages and drive execution of the corrective measures within the digital solutions landscape; Drive the development of the Innovation roadmap and implement for areas of assigned responsibilities; Identify continuous improvement/automation activities that is designed to minimise costs and time; Provide the solution and architecture for building and maintaining the knowledge base for the Digital Solutions environment; Ensure that all relevant training is completed using the latest technologies for e-learning and seamless consumption; Assist and guide Digital solution Engineers with designing the solution in accordance with the organisation architecture; Provide mentorship and guidance to the team; Lead large projects or processes of complex scope with limited oversight from Manager; Coach, review, and delegate work to Business Improvement Engineers; Understand strategic goals from the organisation and based upon them, design elegant solutions from a holistic viewpoint; Define the pathway for the adoption and advancement of the framework; Ensure integration of frameworks based on the organisational strategy; Develop and implement digital innovations and technological upgrades; Determine technical and product designs by balancing process cost, yield, and other considerations; Design, drive and execute digital innovations with the purpose of increasing productivity, eliminating wastefulness, saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring quality standards are maintained; Review and approve documents from Senior Digital Solution Engineers where required; Support relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders; Vendor management & 3rd party management where applicable; Drive change management in a pro-active manner; Drive continuous improvements and digital innovations methodologies; Train all Digital Solution Engineers. REQUIREMENTS:
Relevant degree in Information Technology (Essential); Post Graduate or Master’s degree (Beneficial); Agile Project Certification; Minimum of 10 years’ experience, of which, 3 must have been in a lead role; Proven experience leading successful projects in digital transformation and innovation; Extensive experience in digital innovation and transformation; Expert in the areas of digitization and digital transformation; Extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems; Expert in agile project management to lead projects that meet strategic goals. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Leadership skills; Stakeholder management; Communication; Interpersonal skills; Project Management; Results driven; Able to handle sensitive and confidential information; Ability to keep one’s composure in a fast moving, dynamic environment; Problem solving and decision making; Strategic decision-making; Strategic thinking skills; Ability to work in a team and independently; Internal and external networking; Integrity and values; Confidence; Passionate; Immaculate time keeping. APPLICATION GUIDELINE:
No external email applications will be accepted. Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. FlySafair reserves the right                     * Not to proceed with this vacancy
                    * To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.
Reference number – JHB00087